The Organizational Climate for Sustainable Commuting: An Italian Validation Study in the Academic Sector

Guido Martinolli, Marco de Angelis, Núria Tordera and Luca Pietrantoni
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Guido Martinolli: Department of Psychology, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
Marco de Angelis: Department of Psychology, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
Núria Tordera: IDOCAL (Research Institute on Personnel Psychology, Organizational Development and Quality of Working Life), University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain
Luca Pietrantoni: Department of Psychology, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 16, 1-15

Abstract: Promoting sustainable commuting represents a valuable contribution to tackle the climate crisis, and organizations could act as frontrunners in this regard. Accordingly, conceptualizing and measuring how organizational environments contribute to sustainable commuting has become relevant. This study aims to conceptualize and operationalize the construct of Organizational Climate for Sustainable Commuting (OCSC) and validate the OCSC scale in the Italian language. Data were gathered in an Italian university from 8542 participants. The validation was based on EFA and CFA, reliability, and aggregation indices analyses. To validate the scale, convergent, discriminant, internal construct, and criterion validities were assessed. Results confirmed a unidimensional structure of the tool, satisfactory reliability, justified aggregation, and provided evidence for validity. The proposed concept and scale offer a new perspective and measurement tool to be used when promoting sustainable commuting in the workplace is the objective.

Keywords: organizational climate; sustainable commuting; scale validation; travel behaviors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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